New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 10

Page 487

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Statistics



FEB. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 487

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS from Ist April, 1913. to 3rd January, 1914.

All Sections. First-class Passengers. Second-class Passengers. Total. Season Tickets.
S. R. S. R.
1914 351,569 1,170,052 2,039,634 6,381,090
1913 363,158 1,144,394 2,007,306 6,125,724
Increase 25,658 32,328 255,366
Decrease 11,589
All Sections. Parcels. Horses. Carriages. Dogs. Total. Drays, &c. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1914 997,892 16,589 2,063 40,039 1,056,618 2,329 178,867 18,493 3,695,990 91,804 3,987,483
1913 965,513 16,413 2,198 43,573 1,027,697 2,337 155,600 15,625 3,291,523 88,518 3,553,603
Increase 32,379 176 -135 -3,504 28,916 -8 23,267 2,868 404,467 3,286 438,880
Decrease
All Sections. Chaff, Lime, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c. Tons c.
1914 185,331 0 67,026 8 91,667 0 499,297 14 794,651 5 621,856 11 1,892,559 12 4,152,389 10
1913 165,114 0 83,836 8 84,146 0 535,366 4 924,495 14 616,925 11 2,149,867 18 4,559,751 15
Increase 20,217 0 -16,810 0 7,521 0 -36,068 10 -129,844 9 4,931 0 -257,308 6 -407,362 5
Decrease

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 3lst March, 1913, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.

Section. Cost of Opened Lines. Cost of Unopened Lines.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Whangarei-Kawakawa .. 572,438 0 0 116,397 0 0
Kaihu 68,281 0 0 20,289 0 0
Gisborne 332,268 0 0 223,666 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches .. 13,641,054 0 0 533,547 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches .. 13,511,641 0 0 418,777 0 0
Westland 1,715,702 0 0 627,508 0 0
Westport 586,239 0 0 60,019 0 0
Nelson 531,117 0 0 22,801 0 0
Picton 574,424 0 0 48,104 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service In Suspense— 40,254 0 0
Surveys, North Island 32,802 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island 5,636 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island 5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way 100,680 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 37,802 0 0
Totals £31,611,220 0 0 £2,220,563 0 0

Railway Department, 31st January, 1914.

H. DAVIDSON,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for Financial Year 1913-14 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 January 1914
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Comparative Statement of Traffic on All Sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 January 1914
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Statistics, 1913-1914
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-Stock, etc.

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 January 1914
Railways, Construction, Cost, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department
  • H. Davidson, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways